Harvard Business

MARCH 4, 2024

Humble leadership is characterized by a willingness to admit a mistake or when you don’t know something, a tendency to share credit for successes, and an appreciation for others’ contributions. This leadership style is built on self-awareness, respect for others, and a focus on collective over individual success.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The traditional approach to leadership is best described as the pursuit and maintenance of power over people. The “leading through” paradigm engages middle managers and employees of all levels so that leadership is a collaborative effort which leaves everyone feeling valued, seen, and in turn, more motivated.

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Harvard Business

JULY 22, 2024

Your learning mentality should be the catalyst for your personal growth and development — not a reason for others to question your leadership. If not carefully managed, it might lead to a perception of decreased effectiveness, less expertise, and lower efficiency.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Its okay to take time to think before responding, as thoughtful deliberation is a sign of strong leadership. When a team member comes to you with a question, instead of providing immediate solutions, you can facilitate the problem-solving process, which can help your team develop judgment and ownership.

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Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2024

Executives who go through leadership development programs often come back with new energy and purpose, ready to transform their teams, themselves, and their organizations. But it can be challenge to gain traction, sustain momentum, and achieve durable post-program results. Success requires determined effort and patience.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 30, 2024

The process usually starts when teams are pitching leadership on wildly optimistic and conflicting use cases, and the board, excited but unsure how to proceed, puts some poor, unsuspecting soul in charge of the whole thing. This, however, is a mistake. It very rarely works out.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Today’s aging leadership structures can hinder this. Striving towards intergenerational leadership is key to overcoming these issues and unlocking competitive advantage by enhancing businesses’ capacity for renewal.

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Effective Managers

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In this article, we explore how cognitive biases, emotions, and social influences impact managerial decisions and offer strategies to enhance the decision-making process. For more insights on best practices in leading edge managerial leadership visit the Effective Managers website.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In this article, they discuss three key accountability principles that these directors have brought with them from the military and explain how any board can make use of these principles in overseeing their companys CEO.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In the last decade, we’ve seen new models of corporate leadership through more challenging geopolitical realities.

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Consulting Success

MAY 19, 2023

Leadership For Consultants: Want More Big Wins? During our conversations, I asked each of them: Did you become successful all by yourself? They all laughed at the idea, explaining that countless people helped them along the way, providing various. Celebrate the Small Ones is a post from: Consulting Success

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Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2023

That is, you must start with the end in mind, envisioning what you want to accomplish during this era of your leadership and what needs to happen before for can take the next step. To successfully step into a new role and set yourself up for long-term success, you must balance “now-forward” planning with “future-back” visioning.

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Harvard Business

MAY 13, 2024

Whether initiated by strategic realignment, leadership changes, or market demands, departmental transitions test a leader’s mettle. In this article, the authors offer four strategies to guide your team through a departmental transition while maintaining morale, productivity, and cohesion: 1) Communicate the “why” clearly and authentically.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In this article, we list 10 of our favorites from 2024, covering topics like how to develop essential leadership skills, exude gravitas, bolster your presentation style, overcome overthinking and more. Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBRs most popular newsletters.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Successfully transitioning to a higher-level leadership role requires self-confidence, but many leaders display too much or too little early on. In this article, the author outlines strategies to help you find the optimal level of confidence.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In this article, the author outlines the eight most essential leadership qualities, according to Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill, one of the world’s top experts on leadership. It’s a process — one that thrives on embracing challenges, seeking feedback, fostering connections, and cultivating understanding.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 22, 2024

And where many others go wrong.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Related Article: "7 Reasons Why Your Client Aren't Getting it When you Write and Talk About What You Do". This article is for you. Or, you may be mystified why most leadership development doesn't seem to stick. The fact is that businesses are not generally safe places for people--even when there is great leadership.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 10, 2024

There is a common leadership misconception that merely encouraging team members to voice their opinions will foster an environment of openness. This article outlines several tactics that managers can use to provide alternative paths that feel safe for employees to say what’s on their minds.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This article outlines six questions to try to move beyond surface-level interactions. Do you know how your employees truly feel about their roles, work, and relationships? Asking the right questions in focused one-on-one settings is key to making sure youre in tune with your people.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 26, 2024

Cynics, it turns out, earn less money, report lower job satisfaction, and are less likely to be elevated to leadership positions. New research in behavioral science has revealed that cynical thinking stands in the way of success in the workplace. That’s because success is not the winner-take-all battle that cynics believe it to be.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Four research-backed actions leaders can take to humanize work.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 18, 2024

This article offers a series of questions that can help any leader evaluate and exercise their own strategic fitness.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Minimalist leaders let employees shine, put the good of the company above their own egos, and ultimately build stronger and more-innovative businesses.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2024

When companies leverage the diverse talents of their Asian workforce, they can evolve into more global, agile, and powerful hubs of innovation and growth.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2025

[Note : Most people would break this into a few different articles but I want you to have all the info in one place. ECA Partners : Serves private equity and PE portfolio companies with consulting and interim leadership. Korn Ferry : Excels at filling interim leadership positions. It can be difficult for veterans, too!

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Expert advice on what every leader needs to know.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

After all, leadership is not only about managing those below you, but also navigating the complexities above. In this article, the author offers practical tips for holding a successful skip-level meeting.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Project managers who aspire to be CEOs are often surprised to learn that their skills, while highly valuable, do not directly align with those needed for positions of executive leadership. Why isn’t successful management of high-stakes projects and organizational resources sufficient to ascend to the top ranks of the business?

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2024

Companies need to adapt, the author argues, and to that end in this article he presents a general model for global leadership in the face of cultural divergence.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A study of 137 leaders and their direct reports during the early stages of Covid-19 shows that men were more likely to resort to abusive behavior during stressful moments.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2025

Remote work allows organizations to hire the best candidates, no matter where they live. But success requires different skills and disciplines.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Set yourself up for success in the first 90 days — and beyond.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Five common mistakes to avoid.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this article, the author offers advice from Nancy Rothbard, a professor of management and the deputy dean at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Arika Pierce Williams, a leadership development consultant and the president and founder of Piercing Strategies. But is it a good idea?

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2024

” If you’re a consultant who specializes in leadership and engagement, your blog post on employee retention could pop up at the top of their results. My articles ranked on page one, and inquiries started flowing in, leading to six-figure contracts. Picture this: A CEO searches, “How to improve employee retention?”

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Harvard Business

APRIL 2, 2024

There has never been a more difficult time to be a CEO — the urgency for bold and transformative leadership echoes louder than ever. This article covers four actions that CEOs should be taking now. In an environment where the stakes are high and the competitive landscape is rapidly evolving, complacency is a risk few can afford.

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